ALHS 1011 MIDTERM REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Define anatomy and physiology
Answer:
Anatomy: study of body's structure
Physiology: study of body's function
Question:
2. List the levels of organization from smallest to largest
Answer:
atoms, molecules, organelles, tissues, organs, organ systems, human organism
Question:
3. Define homeostasis
Answer:
maintenance of a stable internal environment
Question:
4. Define negative feedback and give an example
Answer:
Feedback in which the response is the opposite of the stimulus. - when body
temperature rises above normal, the brain sends signals to many organs including
the skin to release heat in form of sweat.
Question:
5. Define positive feedback and give an example
Answer:
An initial stimulus produces a response that exaggerates or enhances the change
in the original conditions.
- uterine contractions during birth
Question:
6. Define superior
Answer:
toward the head; above
, Question:
7. Define inferior
Answer:
away from the head; below
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8. define anterior (ventral)
Answer:
front of the body
Question:
9. define posterior (dorsal)
Answer:
towards the back of the body
Question:
10. Define medial and lateral
Answer:
Medial: towards the midline
Lateral: away from the midline
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11. Define proximal and distal
Answer:
Proximal: part closer to a point of attachment or to the trunk
Distal: farther from
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12. Define superficial
Answer:
toward the body surface
Question:
13. Define deep
Answer:
away from the surface of the body
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14. Cephalic
Answer:
head
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Define anatomy and physiology
Answer:
Anatomy: study of body's structure
Physiology: study of body's function
Question:
2. List the levels of organization from smallest to largest
Answer:
atoms, molecules, organelles, tissues, organs, organ systems, human organism
Question:
3. Define homeostasis
Answer:
maintenance of a stable internal environment
Question:
4. Define negative feedback and give an example
Answer:
Feedback in which the response is the opposite of the stimulus. - when body
temperature rises above normal, the brain sends signals to many organs including
the skin to release heat in form of sweat.
Question:
5. Define positive feedback and give an example
Answer:
An initial stimulus produces a response that exaggerates or enhances the change
in the original conditions.
- uterine contractions during birth
Question:
6. Define superior
Answer:
toward the head; above
, Question:
7. Define inferior
Answer:
away from the head; below
Question:
8. define anterior (ventral)
Answer:
front of the body
Question:
9. define posterior (dorsal)
Answer:
towards the back of the body
Question:
10. Define medial and lateral
Answer:
Medial: towards the midline
Lateral: away from the midline
Question:
11. Define proximal and distal
Answer:
Proximal: part closer to a point of attachment or to the trunk
Distal: farther from
Question:
12. Define superficial
Answer:
toward the body surface
Question:
13. Define deep
Answer:
away from the surface of the body
Question:
14. Cephalic
Answer:
head